The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal finished its probe on Tuesday, setting in motion the process of the trials of the two in connection with crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War.

The agency on Tuesday said the agency had found evidence linking the two with the torture and killing of at least 18 intellectuals. Nine of them were Dhaka University teachers, six were journalists and three were physicians.

It said the prosecution had 45 witnesses each against Mueen and Ashrafuzzaman.